I am deeply passionate about teaching, and throughout my courses, I have striven to share that passion with my students. I believe geography education is crucial to opening up the complexities of the world. In my courses, I try to elaborate on those complexities. Where possible, I draw on my own lived experiences, travels, and linguistic skills. Similarly, I encourage my students to use their own lives and those around them to gain a deeper appreciation of ‘what geography can do’ to explain the world – and to change it. In my introductory courses, I discuss, for example, how seemingly mundane, even unconscious, ‘geographic’ questions are deeply rooted in complex material processes and discursive representations in/of the world. The following statement and question provide handy examples: In ten seconds think of five countries. Why did you think of those countries out of (at least) a hundred others? I’m a big advocate of using visuals to explain the spatial interconnections and power dynamics within and among places. In my upper-level courses, I incorporate social theory to provide ‘reference points of analysis’ for explaining geographical phenomena. Teaching has allowed me to innovate and improve my skills in devising syllabi, assignments, and project instructions. During my graduate studies, I have been involved in teaching the following courses: University of Oregon Instructor
- Geog 343: Society, Culture and Place
- Geog 342: Geography of Globalization (online)
- Geog 209: Geography of the Middle East & North Africa
- Geog 202: World Regional Geography (online)
- Geog 142: Introduction to Human Geography (online)
Graduate Teaching Fellow (GE)
- Geog 441: Political Geography
- Geog 343: Society, Culture and Place
- Geog 342: Geography of Globalization
- Geog 341: Population and Environment
- Geog 202: Geography of Europe
- Geog 202: World Regional Geography
- Geog 142: Introduction to Human Geography
Miami University, Ohio Teaching Assistant
- Geo 378: Political Geography
- Geo 101: Introduction to Human Geography
I am deeply passionate about teaching, and throughout my courses, I have striven to share that passion with my students. I believe geography education is crucial to opening up the complexities of the world. In my courses, I try to elaborate on those complexities. Where possible, I draw on my own lived experiences, travels, and linguistic skills. Similarly, I encourage my students to use their own lives and those around them to gain a deeper appreciation of ‘what geography can do’ to explain the world – and to change it. In my introductory courses, I discuss, for example, how seemingly mundane, even unconscious, ‘geographic’ questions are deeply rooted in complex material processes and discursive representations in/of the world. The following statement and question provide handy examples: In ten seconds think of five countries. Why did you think of those countries out of (at least) a hundred others? I’m a big advocate of using visuals to explain the spatial interconnections and power dynamics within and among places. In my upper-level courses, I incorporate social theory to provide ‘reference points of analysis’ for explaining geographical phenomena. Teaching has allowed me to innovate and improve my skills in devising syllabi, assignments, and project instructions. During my graduate studies, I have been involved in teaching the following courses: University of Oregon Instructor
- Geog 343: Society, Culture and Place
- Geog 342: Geography of Globalization (online)
- Geog 209: Geography of the Middle East & North Africa
- Geog 202: World Regional Geography (online)
- Geog 142: Introduction to Human Geography (online)
Graduate Teaching Fellow (GE)
- Geog 441: Political Geography
- Geog 343: Society, Culture and Place
- Geog 342: Geography of Globalization
- Geog 341: Population and Environment
- Geog 202: Geography of Europe
- Geog 202: World Regional Geography
- Geog 142: Introduction to Human Geography
Miami University, Ohio Teaching Assistant
- Geo 378: Political Geography
- Geo 101: Introduction to Human Geography